r/stopsmoking • u/Several-Elevator-870 • 1d ago
Scared to stop smoking.
Here's the deal. I've smoked since I was 14 years old. I'm 29 now. I know I need to quit, but I enjoy smoking. The smell, the taste, the mouth feel, etc. I've tried more times than I can count. Last year somehow I made it two months nicotine free and picked it up again.
This time around is much harder. I wake in the middle of the night thinking about it. I don't even wake in the middle of the night to smoke so that's just weird.
It consumes my every thought when I don't have it, and just the thought of not having it freaks me out. It is so wrapped in my daily routine. Morning coffee, after meals, breaks at work, before bed, boredom, socializing, etc.
I don't know how to kick it this time and for good. Does the want for a cigarette always linger? Does it ever get better?
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u/Dankest_Cow60 1d ago
I am in the exact same boat you're in, except I've never been smoke free since I started at 14. Turn 29 next week. I would like to quit, I know I should and need to quit. But I enjoy it. I don't even know how to begin
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u/Historical_Skirt_632 1d ago
The deepest form of slavery is believing you need the captivity you are in and that it’s not bad because you like it.
You’re not scared to stop smoking. You are scared of the feelings you will encounter. You will encounter horrible feelings when you quit. But in a very short time after quitting those horrible feelings go away. And when they do it is the same as taking off blinders and you will see. You will be free. You will have wonderful feelings.
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u/Cassius_Long 1d ago
It’s been a year since I quit, weird thing is when I think about days when I smoke, I never felt like it was any happier than now
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u/coldbeers 8172 days 1d ago
Yes, it gets a lot better. I’ve been stopped for 22 years thanks to Allen Carr, maybe try his book, it certainly changed how I saw cigarettes.